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ah hello there and welcome to the program. i'm laura kyle calm has returned to sierra leone following rather violent protests. at least 21 demonstrators and 6 police officers have been killed. the government has imposed a nation wide curfew. hundreds of people angry at the rising cost of living, rallied on wednesday in the capital free town, and in the north of the country, demonstration soon turn violence with some calling for president julius madame bio to resign. lease of being accused of using excessive force. the president says the unrest is terrorism, instigated by sierra leonean living abroad. the internet was caught on wednesday and thursday, and the government says it has been entering social media for information that could de stabilize the state. 0 one,

we do not have freedom of speech and to there's no respect for us. women and our economies down down, down and the cost of living are very high because of it was suffering was suffering . i that we're supposed to have is just not there anymore. our husbands are not working, were the ones paying the rent and taking care of home. we have $3.00 to $4.00 children to feed and even that is something we can't afford. $0.36 used to be enough to buy lunch for our children. even if we have double that now, it's no longer enough. that's exactly why we're asking the government to reduce prices on all commodities. because the high cost of living here is making us suffer too much. to address our correspondent is in freetown, with this report. on a regular day, the streets of free time will be talked with human and v killer traffic. now the property is can

t on the streets of this once vibrant city. and this has to do with the uncertainty surrounding the situation on the ground. a lot of people don't feel safe enough to come onto the street. shops with supposed fully reopen. a lot of these traders are staying home, not opening their shops, searing things could erupt once again and cost them the loss. now the government has stepped in trying to reduce the costs of petrol, especially a petrol station. however, to make the question worse for people, the, some of these petrol stations are refusing to open a cell to members of public. that means that there will be shortages, and when shortages are there, the cost of transportation will go up because the block market with price. now apart from that, people are complaining that they don't have enough to eat. they don't have the sources, the opportunities and the money to put food on the table for members that pop out on their families. now this is a country will remember that has that not fully recovered from the crisis of the past year of all the crisis, the civil war,

and then the challenges of the global supply chain. this is a country that is dependent on import even food, a lot of it has to be ported from members of the public. all people. now that is coming at a very, very high prices, which is the government doesn't have the money to do that. even the most richest countries in africa, i really struggling to address these challenges. now a lot of people i want to close need to see what happens in the next few days, whether the government will try to address these issues. but the biggest problem is a rising cost of living across the federal. yes, i debrief for inside story. fair hearing had been relatively stable since the end of an 11 year civil war in 2000. and 2, you an estimate at least 70000 people were killed and more than 2600000 or half of the population displaced. and one of the bloodiest conflicts in africa today, the west african nation faces different problems. it ranks near the bottom of the global hunger index, and the un human development index,

a benchmark of prosperity. and that's been exacerbated by the war in ukraine. the african development fund recently approved a $2000000.00 grant to boost food production. world bank has revised down economic growth projections from 6 percent to just 3.6 percent. ah, well let's bring in our guests to day and joining us via skype from a butcher in nigeria is of a way, a quaker. he's a policy analyst of the consultancy development. we imagined marcella, san jose as an executive director of the campaign for good governance in sierra leone. she joins us from nairobi and also on scott from london is can, if a, he's a development economist and lead consultant to the echo us commission of a warm welcome to each of you. thanks for joining us here on the inside story. marcella, we could start with you. cyril unions have enjoyed many years of relatively

peaceful living since the civil war. how surprised are you by wednesday violence, truly and honestly surprised. it was painful and disturbing to watch the tragic free dues on social media. but i more see, and i almost said to the entire world, that data is not c l, u, because we all agreed there to never again. when we settle us cause true violence. we have agreed to throw the 2 and reconciliation be can, is it. and for 20 years, i don't want to to check, followed it off this consolidation and what keel honestly towards reconstruction. we have agreed that would speak through the ballot box. so let's take real why your lens meter doubts by al testers is not c o u. and i think that is why my institution campaign for good of nance condemns that

sort of violence in august. why we say that we believe strongly that citizens have a right to express your views and opinions about government. but because of all of our conflict passed, we are always through more ted non config while means so it should be overweight. why do you think we did see such violent confrontations between both the protesters and the police? well, if we, if we look at saloons are coming from it telling you a civil war between maintenance one and 2001 of the thank you. we will see that there is lots of love reason to be very cautious when days days will still be the probably because to get really out of control. i

verified even we will look at the people coming in just a short period of time. what about the deductible, you know, where the queue that, that is not, that is not the norm. when you look at, you know, what are conscious for instance, like gun, i wait, it was some put this in the year, and i went and got lead up to the, to the election. you, you, you have to be very cautious of that. and that is why to some extent, i would support the government effort to quickly step in and put the coffee, you know, put the 0 to their own, you know, to the put test. because like i said, the facility and the look truck level within their lunacy very high because of the, you know, the trauma of the, of the civil war. so from that perspective is why i would say, because the security forces have to step in the way they did. was it the best approach it took? i don't think so, but give, like i said, given that pass efforts on measuring up near to be taking or the spots on the very

beginning to ensure that these are, those are out of control. sure. can. what do you make up the security forces response? well, i think i would like to ship myself with the comments made by my colleagues to the fact that, you know, to soon as lucian company was, i told you where to go. especially when you have history of civil war, you just ignite old wounds and it gets things rapidly. get out of control. basil alone is a very, very dynamic entrepreneurial economy and we are so proud of that country. as a member, of course, we know that they have had a fair share of conflicts and disruptions stoplight in disruptions i held as asked . he's not on the civil war. they went it through him boy buller from there to go get 19 and now to russia. induced russia coffee to induce to shock. you sounds good to close it up. this is universal. everybody is going is bang and i think they

ought to take it back was does a lot of have coming african women magazines new some have ward back is good. some hope and anguish trying to support them, but it should brick up in the face of the sun fast away. suggested at the curfew is a good idea that let passions on both sides calm down can do you agree with that? oh, this literally did have to have clue flushed no, disappoint or violence. if you do, you have to have cough to prevent more wires. law goes off to the farmers above the low ones. but mother, we've got a curfew in place. we know that it's very difficult to get in touch with people from the outside inside sierra leone that have been communication blackouts. the internet's been caught as a bit of a vac. came happening right now. isn't there? do we expect the government to come forwards to expect the government to address

the nation? do we need to hear from the president right now? absolutely. and so once we are pushing for right now, is to ensure that the fact of the information for you on the thought citizens wants to really hear from the leaders. we have all in several places for dialogue with groups. young people, several unions most understand. that's yes, the social and economic situation. well, the challenge is that we face in our country, violence is not the option. so we want to place a guy leaders to ensure that we take a wave of violence communication. and with that in with citizens in it because says currently communication deficit. unfortunately that as been phone law by, by an information file, it's information especially come in for the day as we're using or to use and 3

deals of insights. i mean, i need to staff void that we are all in government to use communication. but since it was seen there rocks to fear and to talk to cities in central and kitchen, um, unit gets the plans what is meant as falls in the sneak of time of economic weiss. i says that democratic it is just in the hallmark of the where we can all, it's yellow you. we have not been able to translate democrats into reality and columbia if you do for citizens. so government was able to judge now that this is one story seen, you know, to his excellency the president we a while said chorus that his excellency, the president b a, find a fee, go to ross, now and speak to us they, you so really exploited. so what's happening is that whilst we do all of our political leaders, you know, there is a polarization and intolerance of all it. since you're the nation is solidify,

don't allow police. and truly it's kind of partisan country in the country and was in a be speaking to people and this was in around so i'm unique gets a special. ringback when we come into the election, what is in the are manifest, there shouldn't be able to give the citizens hope instead of districts. okay. of a great, what role does the diaspora play in sierra leone? because we've had the president julia's motto, bio saying that they are responsible sierra leonean, outside of the country are responsible largely for this violence which he calls acts of terrorism. he seems to suggest that there is a more sinister element to these protests that these are people outside the country trying to overthrow him. is this correct, or is this a paranoid way of approaching the session? so one of the 30th to look with african countries that be tend to have

a very complicated relationship with the dust road. because many of the people who aren't all my all implemented good from their home countries are doing so because of the one better life, the wants to know it more dissenting environment growth. so when, when the memories, the have of the countries are often not very good compared to women currently are. and that usually plays into how the interpret dynamics within the, within the country. however, if you call, if you look at the fi goes with augusta said right now, it's not a courage. and for instance, let's say that the 4 years math and i'm with my mother is 210-0000 babies. born answered only 7 in was performing a country by his yet. so these figures the actually mean something on the ground in terms of what people, when to speak to, for the friends who live at home. they would of course,

always complain about these issues. you know, speaking about and then because this death where i probably should tend to have the means, but of the means both so like that sense of memory that is a little bit maybe little bit, devote some reality. both of the very much related the tend to then use the power on the voice to amplify no problems or development on boys liquid for month in the country. however, i will always emphasize that it is very irresponsible for people who are leaving the country to call for resume change of awful no, no, to break down because you don't leave the anymore. you're not going to be on the front lines when to get really missing. and then what we're seeing to the, those who are called for new put, there's an uprising. yes, it's fine. but new influences, tooth guy, list of control won't have to have to be very, very cautious. because 9036 people died,

none of them missing to death. were we my on those will be calling full proof this the very safe in your homes. so why wonder they political action took up a good governance and all of these issues the local context has to be very, very question. i think it down to ask for needs to be very careful when they're making the month on what solutions metals, dep, pushing her can from your position in london. what do you you see the role of das but thing in these particular process? well, i think it does not have time for trillion blame, so accusations, i think the government has to open or come to get on channels. i'm a lot more inclusive because we've asked for a can be a strategic asset. i can tell you this. we have to build bridges with them. we have to, you know, have that for a commission that reaches out to them. have the investment born, have more creative and in the genetic relationship, but been most mutually group so that they can be much more helpful. because in this

day of social media, if they choose ms chief who played at to, to the extreme and not low want, we want to get them as to who does him do it in our review, in, in the economy. and they can it been a significant role? because i know, for example, in nat geo, some years ago to bring it into $6000000000.00 to the economy by the meters under local, sucks it erroneous. i brought it who should be minded to think into some way and concrete with what, what positive. but it all depends on how government reaches out. and then you have to have, what's the policy on the engagement, even to the point of looking at the electoral electoral law that allowed them to put all kinds of measures to the child is our people. and then they could contribute more to the development and peace and prosperity of the mission. and as i said, there have been hired entrepreneurial population because i did the what is the framework for privacy development in west african image. i'm instructed young all of that and i knew that even though the point that was developing the policy,

they took it, we are running, we are still implementing them is, you know, we've been before the policies were ready. they wanted to run into bulletin m. s a nice and start house children as well. i had the spending what the in the do opening channels and digital funding channels where it can be there little challenges, but the need corporation and them the company that because says a country that's got a lot to given, it's got a very dynamic population. why is it facing such a di, economic situation? it's very important i mentioned earlier, nice about how we will mobilize a is less interesting to the economic to a jet trail for our country. so the youth villages are the youth as their the population as increased over 80 percent of our population, like young people, we need to look at what they need on employment is how do each one slipped the

aspirations into reality. then that is exactly what we want to see as he called true. we need to address the youth flat to because the situation is that they are readily available the sus, for violence. and so government must make that a priority so that the young people would understand that there are programs see place innovative ways because the wife is now connected, it would interest you that they would not have money, what they will house to for food. while the last money i did and listen to what you know around the world who has money to buy it and listen to insights, made so government them off and show that they you factor becomes a priority and design programs for them to get programs that i had some and for them to feel by law, society can process over living costs,

such as these. when people have got very little left to lose, they tend to have a habit of gaining momentum and spreading. what is your concern that they might spread across the region out of sierra leone to other countries in west africa? well, the country was over go home, don't challenge this is security my father with this child in fish in the original . and i know that's a problem. modules africa, well we had the spring, we are going to have the doctor in with us because the different ball game. but there will be securities far more pervasive in the region that am that want to pop off the switch a lot people that i expect. but having said that, all government have to walk really hard for lack of to get to, to stop the situation that you generated. and there, and i think this is just the people of the iceberg or call and of a gray,

your response to the challenges that c r m particularly are as facing. we had marcella saying that the youth need to be engaged, that they are critical resource and they also need to be prevented from being tempted towards violence. what do you think the government needs to do? create jobs because it is unemployment that can't prevent it done. did them of demographic boone from becoming demographic do, and many african countries, i find the other guy as, as the whole world, we 2400000000 people by 2050, 2050 is less than 30 years away. right. so if we do not find a way to ensure that the know these new in the cities coming up, we'll get job level courses will get jobs, you know, access to or port new progression. then it's going to be very difficult to keep the secret just which on even steve will not, not talk of the making it better. and right now,

if you look out there lose economic stroke or like minima african countries, it is a commodity export that in a, b, b, b, the highest on the hardwood aluminum. all why? when looking on jobs is because we've remained or many consider remain as commodity export out. i'm not going to buy your edition because the for instance, if you want to add your valid to libby would 1st i don't of furniture to export or even a processor jelena on all of those, of course are going to create an entire value chain and the value chain is going to require a lot of her mom parts to approve. so the, the issue of just peace building a dialogue and goodman to, to use that is just the, the primary or the, the very need youths scripts. if people people are pacified to the by and goodman down in or near toots to in on the promises of better better lives. and you do not

deliver that in english in not so distant future they're going to take to the streets around, pick up arms on my be worse as well. so let me jump on that because it's a very difficult global climate to create jobs. do you think this particular government is able to do that? please should be able to get, couldn't initiate the medically just talk about how do we do file you addition syria, uranus. if say we flats, i planned for innovation and creativity and we must look in was to see that youth are 40 and age and to make sure that interest meant that maybe in agriculture for example is know the youth unemployment is critical. consent and the economic realities this on a daily basis, you know, should sure to not allow a blind eye to that. and so you may look in wards and look at home when it

initiates east. make sure that investment in what we have in country and to make sure the seller deal and the answer able to be geared towards, you know, a psychological lot, mental change to feed ourselves. ok. the last time we got left can do you, you optimistic that this president, the current government in sierra leone can weather and manage this crisis. if you look at the cylinder is an essentially agree an economy. you go to component of the g p is about 50 percent to 60 percent. unfortunately the industrial side is only about 4 percent on the pharmacy that dr to percent actually the reverse compared to who allows bridge across to west africa. issue be 50 percent for industry, $54.00, then $24.00 agriculture and in about $20.00 for one industrial. so my credit is right. we have to focus on barbie. but let me go to something. there are some countries within the region that i can put the money in

a quarter of 2 commercial from us. going to drop off. i mean, not from us access with no collect or as a direction, so get more use into agriculture. where would you collect a route and then additionally, i think that would really original id like to end on an optimistic note so we will leave it there. thank you very much. indeed for joining us all our guest today of a way, a great group, marcella, summers essay and can if i'm thank you to for watching, you can see the program again. any time by visiting our website miss out is there a dot com and to further discussion to go to our facebook page at facebook dot com forward slash ha inside story. it wasn't during the conversation on twitter. we are at a j inside story from me. nora kyle and the whole team here. my friend. ah

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